Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-01-13
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A Simple and Painless Operation to Re-
move Musta chios from Fair Faces.


A Simple and Painless Operation to Re-
move Mustachios from Fair Faces.
The permanent removal of hair from
the face of a lovely or unlovely woman
has heretofore been considered an i'm
possible achievement. To make the
hair grow on the bald pate of an elder
ly gentleman has always been a doubt
full experiment, some asserting that it
can, others that it can not, be done, but
the eradication of hair was considered
impossible. Now, the removal of hair,
even a big mustache, an imperial and
whiskers can he taken off without leav-
ing trace or scar. Moreover, when
performed by an expert electrical sur
geon or surgical electrician, whichever
you choose to call the operating doctor,
not hair ever grows there again.
The other day l saw the operation
performed and was enlightened at the
same time rs to how the electical cur
rent was applied and made to do its
work. In the first place, a pretty
young girl of about nineteen, who was
the subject of the operation, took her
seat before large window in the doc
tors operating chair. She was little
nervous at first, while the doctor was
changing and arranging his galvanic
battery. A fine needle, made especially
for the purpose, was carefully inserted
into the skin of the young lady's upper
lip, Just where the first hair to be eradi-
Gated grew.
1.-THE needle is now in the hair folli-
Gle ITSELF" said the operator. "You
see, she has not ilinched. 1t has given
her no pain to ndent the needle, for it
is too sharp and fine to be felt Now, |
will connect the needle with this mega
tive pole of the battery, just so, while
the positive pole is connected with this
flat piece of metal, an electrode, placed
on her cheek. 1t can be placed on any
part of the body, the object being sim
ply to complete the electric current"
"Ah! it stings!" cried the young girl,
but she did not move.
1T is more or less painful" contin-
ued the doctor, after little soothing
attention to his patient, according to
the location of the hair on the face and
the nervous sensiblity of the patient.
Look here: now there is little frothing
around the needle. Twill withdraw it
and ="
He withdrew the needle and lifted out
the hair without giving the young lady
any pain. Quickly inserting the needle
in another follicle he repeated the
operation, and this time the patient
ony gave slight SILVER. She smiled
and said:
ut is less painful, or | have become
accustomed to it. Go on, DOCTOR"
The operation was continued, the
operator taking out from five to ten
hairs every minute. This was contn-
ued for thirty minutes. the length of
time allowed by DR.. King for each sit
ting, both patient and physician need
ing rest after that length of time. While
the operation was going on / inter-
viewed the doctor thus:
"How long has it been since this oper-
atom was performed"
"Dr. George H. Fox some eight years
ago--I think it was in 1S7S~read be-
fore the New York State Medical So
ciety paper on the subject of the per-
manent removal of hair by electrolysis.
Since then most of the electricians in
this city have been making use of DR..
Fox's process With only slight varia-
tons, the operation is practically the
same as that first described by DIR.
Fox"
us it difficult or dangerous opera
tion?"
Neither difficult nor dangerous in
the hands of a good electrician. 1t re-
qu:res fine eye-sight a good light
steady hand and nerve, and great
patience on the part of the operator as
well as the patient If operated by
skilful surgeon it can be performed In
about as many sittings as will De re-
quired 70 take out from one hundred
TO two hundred and fifty hairs day.
One sitting day, half an hour long, is
~ that 3 ludieious operator viii allow"